Joanna
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God is gracious; feminine form of John.
Babies a year
1,337
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#306
up from #329
UK popularity
#514
78 babies · down from #488
How Joanna has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #306 |
| 2016 | #248 |
| 2017 | #235 |
| 2018 | #214 |
| 2019 | #254 |
| 2020 | #257 |
| 2021 | #291 |
| 2022 | #321 |
| 2023 | #339 |
| 2024 | #329 |
| 2025 | #306 |
In 2025, 78 babies in England and Wales were named Joanna. In the US, 1,337 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,328 in 1984.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Joanna was most common in 1985, when it went to 0.15% of American babies of that sex.
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